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Confidence. We all want it but sometimes we don’t know how to get it. Those with psoriasis, or any type of skin ailment, can suffer from feeling like they lack...

Psoriasis comes with many challenges. Stress is a big trigger for flares. This week I will face a lot of stress. A week ago, we lost my brother in a...

The world has indeed changed over the past few decades. In the past, we would only connect with our immediate family, neighbors, and friends. Today, we can share our lives with what...

Psoriasis anywhere on the body can be a nightmare. Whether it’s in your scalp, covering your body or on the bottom of your feet, it can prove really burdensome. But...

I have written lots of articles for this platform on my plaque psoriasis. After first showing symptoms when I was 11, I have almost two decades worth of life experience...

Children are the most honest little people on the planet. They have no filter and do not mind telling you exactly what they think. My 4-year-old granddaughter is no exception...

Scalp psoriasis is one of the most challenging things to deal with. The hair makes clearing out the build-up of the plaques of dead skin very challenging. Especially if you...

I go to the barbers regularly, roughly every three or four weeks. Each time before I go, I check my scalp in my bathroom mirror for any plaques or scales...

I love to garden. My psoriasis doesn't feel the same way. Flowers and plants are my hobbies. Getting my yard cleaned up and flowers being planted makes me feel like...

I’ve lived with psoriasis for a long time. It started on my scalp, but spread to cover most of my body. At times, it really got me down and upset...

I cannot tell a lie, the spring and summer have historically been the best for me. My skin absolutely loves any and every ounce of natural vitamin D. I safely spend...

Managing psoriasis in my underarms has been quite the journey for me and others as well. It has been filled with plenty of difficulty. But I am managing a few...

Are you newly diagnosed with psoriasis? One of the biggest problems with identifying the severity of your psoriasis is that doctor’s offices do not tend to have pamphlets that explain...

Do you have anxiety thinking about having relationships with while living with psoriasis? Did you know that most of us have doubts? It's a true story! Relationships cause us to...

There are a lot of things about having psoriasis that irritate and frustrate me. Imagine you’re walking down the street and its a sunny, hot day. You decide in the...

I am living with both psoriasis and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). While recently on a trip to Washington D.C., I learned a valuable lesson about psoriasis and constipation...

One of the things I think we all deal with when it comes to psoriasis, is the mental toll it can take on us. It is not something readily talked...

Living with psoriasis is hard, especially when you’re having a bad flare. I have been diagnosed with psoriasis for over six decades. During that time, I have tried many things...

When you’re first diagnosed with psoriasis, you’re likely to have a lot of questions about the condition; what exactly it is, why you’ve got it and if it can be...

I was diagnosed with psoriasis for the first time when I was five years old. That was in 1963. Unfortunately, I was the only one in my family who had...